Princes; that is, “officials.” See verse 17.

Tell us … to death: Good News Translation introduces a new sentence and shifts to indirect discourse, as does Bible en français courant.

Hide nothing from us: See verse 14.

Put you to death possibly means “kill” or “murder” (Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch). See verse 15.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .